Zifa Li

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
51 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Zifa Li is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zifa Li has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 9 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and 8 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Zifa Li's work include Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity (10 papers), Liquid Crystal Research Advancements (9 papers) and Stress Responses and Cortisol (6 papers). Zifa Li is often cited by papers focused on Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity (10 papers), Liquid Crystal Research Advancements (9 papers) and Stress Responses and Cortisol (6 papers). Zifa Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Zifa Li's co-authors include Lin Wang, Cai-Yu Lian, Zhen‐Yong Wang, Zhenzhen Zhai, Lin Wang, Jingbo Liu, Wang ZhenYong, Fei Liu, Sheng Wei and Dong Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, The Science of The Total Environment and Macromolecules.

In The Last Decade

Zifa Li

47 papers receiving 989 citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

High fat diet-triggered non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: A review of proposed mechanisms

2020 215 citations Cai-Yu Lian, Zhenzhen Zhai et al. Chemico-Biological Interactions profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zifa Li China	17	237	211	210	145	132	51	1.0k
Yao‐Chang Chiang Taiwan	27	723 3.1×	111 0.5×	206 1.0×	161 1.1×	78 0.6×	69	2.0k
Ning Gu China	22	448 1.9×	137 0.6×	136 0.6×	299 2.1×	88 0.7×	72	1.3k
Bing Han China	25	563 2.4×	167 0.8×	242 1.2×	135 0.9×	152 1.2×	78	1.6k
Eman R. Youness Egypt	21	298 1.3×	85 0.4×	87 0.4×	155 1.1×	136 1.0×	150	1.3k
Chiara Annunziata Italy	12	167 0.7×	94 0.4×	191 0.9×	184 1.3×	66 0.5×	18	684
Parvaneh Naserzadeh Iran	26	397 1.7×	63 0.3×	135 0.6×	144 1.0×	97 0.7×	64	1.5k
Xiaoli Shen China	19	162 0.7×	137 0.6×	214 1.0×	169 1.2×	117 0.9×	35	1.3k
Dehua Liao China	22	351 1.5×	91 0.4×	57 0.3×	115 0.8×	99 0.8×	53	1.5k
Yonghui Lu China	18	434 1.8×	271 1.3×	386 1.8×	178 1.2×	183 1.4×	34	1.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zifa Li

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Zhao, Yue, Allen W. Song, Guowei Liu, et al.. (2025). Modulation of netrin-1/DCC signaling pathway by Jiawei Kongsheng Zhenzhong Pill improves synaptic structural plasticity in PSD rats. Journal of Pharmacological Sciences. 157(4). 242–252.

Li, Zifa, et al.. (2025). Chronic exposure to low-dose cadmium disrupts spermatogenesis in mice through ectoplasmic specialization damage. Journal of Environmental Sciences. 164. 632–643.

Chen, Jiaxin, Xinyu Wang, Zifa Li, et al.. (2025). BRD4 Mediates Cadmium-Induced Oxidative Stress and Kidney Injury in Mice via Disruption of Redox Homeostasis. Toxics. 13(4). 258–258. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Tongzheng, Minghui Hu, Jianping Zhu, et al.. (2024). Time association study on a sub-acute mouse model of Parkinson’s disease. Heliyon. 10(13). e34082–e34082. 3 indexed citations

Geng, Xiwen, Xinyu Wang, Kun Liu, et al.. (2024). ShuYu capsule alleviates emotional and physical symptoms of premenstrual dysphoric disorder: Impact on ALLO decline and GABAA receptor δ subunit in the PAG area. Phytomedicine. 130. 155549–155549. 2 indexed citations

Lian, Cai-Yu, Sheng Wei, Zifa Li, et al.. (2023). Glyphosate-induced autophagy inhibition results in hepatic steatosis via mediating epigenetic reprogramming of PPARα in roosters. Environmental Pollution. 324. 121394–121394. 12 indexed citations

Li, Yujie, Hongshuo Shi, Xuemei Liu, et al.. (2023). CRTC2 activates the epithelial–mesenchymal transition of diabetic kidney disease through the CREB-Smad2/3 pathway. Molecular Medicine. 29(1). 146–146. 8 indexed citations

Gao, Qian, Wei Sun, Zifa Li, et al.. (2023). Role of allopregnanolone-mediated γ-aminobutyric acid A receptor sensitivity in the pathogenesis of premenstrual dysphoric disorder: Toward precise targets for translational medicine and drug development. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 14. 1140796–1140796. 14 indexed citations

Hu, Minghui, et al.. (2023). Curcumin (CUMINUP60®) mitigates exercise fatigue through regulating PI3K/Akt/AMPK/mTOR pathway in mice. Aging. 15(6). 2308–2320. 19 indexed citations

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Geng, Xiwen, et al.. (2021). Jie‐Yu‐He‐Huan Capsule Ameliorates Anxiety‐Like Behaviours in Rats Exposed to Chronic Restraint Stress via the cAMP/PKA/CREB/BDNF Signalling Pathway. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2021(1). 1703981–1703981. 23 indexed citations

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Li, Zifa, Yuchen Qi, Kun Liu, et al.. (2021). Effect of Chaihu-jia-Longgu-Muli decoction on withdrawal symptoms in rats with methamphetamine-induced conditioned place preference. Bioscience Reports. 41(8). 9 indexed citations

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Liu, Wenjie, Jianmin Liu, Shu Xing, et al.. (2021). The benzoate plant metabolite ethyl gallate prevents cellular- and vascular-lipid accumulation in experimental models of atherosclerosis. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 556. 65–71. 13 indexed citations

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Wang, Dong, Lili Gong, Zifa Li, et al.. (2021). Antifibrotic effect of Gancao Ganjiang decoction is mediated by PD-1 / TGF-β1 / IL-17A pathway in bleomycin-induced idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 281. 114522–114522. 22 indexed citations

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Liu, Jingbo, et al.. (2021). Glyphosate-induced gut microbiota dysbiosis facilitates male reproductive toxicity in rats. The Science of The Total Environment. 805. 150368–150368. 65 indexed citations

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Lian, Cai-Yu, Zhenzhen Zhai, Zifa Li, & Lin Wang. (2020). High fat diet-triggered non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: A review of proposed mechanisms. Chemico-Biological Interactions. 330. 109199–109199. 215 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lian, Cai-Yu, et al.. (2020). mTORC1 activation contributes to autophagy inhibition via its recruitment to lysosomes and consequent lysosomal dysfunction in cadmium-exposed rat proximal tubular cells. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry. 212. 111231–111231. 25 indexed citations

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Geng, Xiwen, Zifa Li, Yaqiong Li, et al.. (2020). Paeonol at Certain Doses Alleviates Aggressive and Anxiety-Like Behaviours in Two Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder Rat Models. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 11. 295–295. 25 indexed citations

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Liu, Fei, Zifa Li, Zhen‐Yong Wang, & Lin Wang. (2016). Role of subcellular calcium redistribution in regulating apoptosis and autophagy in cadmium-exposed primary rat proximal tubular cells. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry. 164. 99–109. 37 indexed citations

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Akagi, Kazuo, et al.. (2011). SYNTHESIS AND PROPERITIES OF SHISH-KEBAB-TYPE LIQUID CRYSTALLINE POLY(p-PHENYLENE)S. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science. 24(3). 265–271. 1 indexed citations

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Li, Zifa, et al.. (1998). SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF MAIN CHAIN AROMATIC LIQUID CRYSTAL COPOLYESTERS WITH X-SHAPED AND ROD-SHAPED MESOGENIC UNITS*. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science. 16(1). 48–55. 1 indexed citations

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